NHL

“The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat”: The Stanley Cup Playoffs

ABC’s Wide World of Sports that ran from 1961 to 1998 opened the program by using the popular phrase – “The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Defeat”.    Although this popular TV show is no longer on the air, … Continue reading

Who Will Be Dancing With The Devils Out East?

Before the playoffs began, not many folks outside of the Washington D.C. area new much about, or even who Braden Holtby was. Now they do! The 22 year old netminder has been terrific thus far in the postseason for the … Continue reading

Western Conference Finals Preview Part 2

Sunday night is fast approaching! Within 48 hours, the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes will square off in game 1 of the Western Conference Finals. This series will be a battle of great goaltending, stingy defense and timely offense. … Continue reading

Western Conference Finals Early Preview

After a lengthy layoff, the Los Angeles Kings and Phoenix Coyotes are set to begin their Western Conference finals matchup Sunday night at Jobing.com arena. Both clubs are in an usual spot still playing in mid-May, as this will be … Continue reading

“Refuse to Lose”

There are many things in life that are unpredictable.  Like  Boston and Vancouver being knocked out in the first round in this years playoffs (Both were in the Stanley Cup finals last year).  Like the ending of the movie the … Continue reading

Coyotes-Predators Preview: 4th game 5/4/12

Sometimes apparent easy decisions are not so easy.  Coach Barry Trotz of the Nashville Predators has a difficult decision to make.  Will he play top forwards Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn for game four of round two in the Stanley … Continue reading

Parity, Parity, Parity and More Parity!

Parity! OK I’ll stop saying it (or in this case typing it). The NHL playoffs have further proved what we all had already known, which is the parity in the league is phenomenal. Solid goaltending and defensive play are still … Continue reading

Against All Odds

As the Coyotes continue to ignore the sounds of outside distractions, unfavorable predictions and financial woes, they have an uncanny knack to “march” to the beat of their own version of the “Miracle on Ice” which is of course when … Continue reading

01/20/2012 Daily NHL Predictions

Montreal Canadians @ Pittsburgh Penguins Predicted Winner : Pittsburgh Washington Capitals @ Carolina Hurricanes Predicted Winner: Washington Florida Panthers @ Chicago Blackhawks Predicted Winner: Chicago Tampa Bay Lightning @ Dallas Stars Predicted Winner: Tampa Bay   Greg IsaacGreg Isaac is … Continue reading

01/19/2012 Daily NHL Predictions

Minnesota Wild @ Toronto Maple Leafs Predicted Winner: Toronto Boston Bruins @ New Jersey Devils Predicted Winner: Boston Pittsburgh Penguins @ New York Rangers Predicted Winner: New York New York Islanders @ Philadelphia Flyers Predicted Winner: Philadelphia Nashville Predators @ … Continue reading